Resources: Rhetorical Appeals
“The Appeals and Their Rhetorical Strategies.” SALT. University of Arizona. 2008. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.
Lists types of appeals by category. Notes that appeals may overlap.
“Building a Strong Argument.” Web. 12 Apr.2013.
Provides links related to argument, critical thinking, types of reasoning, virtues of style , syllogisms, making an argument, five canons of rhetoric, Toulmin’s argument model, fallacies Aristotelian logic, Aristotle’s 13 fallacies: linguistic and non-linguistic.
Link: No longer active http://go.webassistant.com/wa/upload/users/u1000057/s/2907-86818131481jzapily56.html
Depew, Kevin Eric. “Rhetorical Principles.” Introduction to Rhetoric and Writing: English 686. Old Dominion University. 05 May 2009. Web. 20 Dec. 2012.
Defines terms related to rhetoric: Purpose, Appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), Five Canons of Rhetoric: Arrangement (order), Invention (choosing content), Style (specific words and figures of speech/rhetorical devices), Memory, Delivery. Note: The last two apply to oratory more than composition.
Site includes “Resources for Writers and Instructors” including links to academic journals: http://ww2.odu.edu/~kdepew/resources.html
Link to “Rhetorical Principles”: http://ww2.odu.edu/~kdepew/eng686su09/rhetoricalconcepts.html
Dowden, Bradley. “Fallacies.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: A Peer-Reviewed Academic Resource.IEP.utm.edu. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.
A discussion and alphabetical listing of logical fallacies.
Link: http://www.iep.utm.edu/fallacy/
Kies, Daniel. “Ethical Appeals: Ethos.” English 101. College of Dupage. 2013 Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
Discusses the “author’s character” as it is established with the audience.
Link: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/ethos.htm
Kies, Daniel. “Emotional Appeal: Pathos.” English 101. College of Dupage. 2013 Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
Uses examples from Save the Children, Jerry Lewis telethon, Richard Nixon, and King’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail.” Web. 12 Apr. 2013.
Link: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/pathos.htm
Kies, Daniel. “Rational Appeal: Logos.” English 101. College of Dupage. 2013 Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
Addresses the idea of developing logic, discusses the kinds of logic, uses the King’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” as an example.
Link: http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/logos.htm
“The Three Appeals of Argument.” University Writing Center. University of Central Florida. 2013. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.
Addresses each of the appeals and credibility v. effectiveness.
Link: No longer active
http://uwc.cah.ucf.edu/files/handouts/Three_Appeals_%20Argument.pdf
“Three Ways to Persuade.” ChangingMinds.org. 2013. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.
Addresses the three appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos.
Link: http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/making_argument/three_persuade.htm
Williams, George H. "Ethos-Pathos-Logos-The Three Rhetorical Appeals." University of South Carolina Upstate.
Defines the terms and provides examples with discussion
Link: http://georgehwilliams.pbworks.com/w/page/14266873/Ethos-Pathos-Logos-The-3-Rhetorical-Appeals